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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Wes Balloon
1 March 1963 Germany oO Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION S Tesemy cence
. O Was Aircroft
Local O Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Redor GQ Probobly Aircraft
GMT 01/18172 XIXAir Vi sucl 0 Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aircraft
$. PHOTOS i 6. SOURCE i 4 s Astronomical meteor
O Yes O Probobly Astronomicol
Rrtlo Civilian D0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE DO Other
0D Insufficient Dete for Evaluation
0 Unknown
‘ 2-3 seconds one downward
| 10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1). COMMENTS
Sharp long rectangular object observed Description and duration con-
| in flight with color of bright white form to analysis as meteor,

with bluish green tinge. Brightness
2-3 times that of Venus. Middle of
object dark, no tail, or trail. First
observed. 50 dgr to left of nose of
a/c on Beading of 235dgr. Disappeared
or impacted Earth at 5 dgr elevation,
\ azimuth unknown. Flight straight or

9 arc downward. Slow speed initially
but gained speed as object flight
progressed, Total duratpbn 2-3 seconds}

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& SOURCE OF REPORT: QQ OF CLIPPER yp 5. |
DESCRIPTION OF OEJECT: 13 SHAPE, LONG AND RECTANGULAR. |
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WITH A BLUISH GREEN TINGE. BRIGHTNESS WAS 2 TO 3 TIMES THAT
CF VENUS. 4. DISCEPNABLE FEATURES, MIDDLE OF OBJECT WAS
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PILOT COPILOT AND ENGINEER CONFIRM SEEING THE SAME THING

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f2RE IMPRESSED BY THE SIZE AND BRIGHTNESS OF THE OBJECT.
Ce DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: 1. REASON OBJECT WAS

MOTICED, BRIGHTNESS. 2. LOCATION OF OBJECT WHEN FIRST NOTICED,

& DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT

AT AN ELEVATION OF 7% DEGREES. AIRCRAFT WAS ON A HEADING OF

235 DEGREES AT TEN THOUSAND FEET. 3. LOCATION OF OBJECT

LPM DISAPPEARANCE, AZIMUTH UNKNOWN. DISAPPEARED 5 DEGREES

ABOVE HORIZON. 4 DESCRIPTION OF FLIGHT PATH, STRAIGHT

DOWN WITH A VERY SLIGHT CURVE. OBJECT TRAVELING SLOWLY AT

FIRST THEN GAINED TREMENDOUS MOMENTUM. DIRATION OF FLIGHT

WAS TWO TO THREE SECONDS. 5. HOW OBJECT DISAPPEARD,

DISAPPEARD INSTANTANEOUSLY AND NO IMPACT WITH EARTH OBSERVED.

S DURATION OF FLIGHT, TO TO THREE SECONDS. De MANNER OF

OSSERVATION: AIRBORNE FROM CLIPPER QM A DCS AT TEN THOUSAND

FRET HEADING 255 DEGREES AT A SPEED OF 22¢ KNOTS. E, TINE

AND DATE OF SIGHTING: 1. !€172 ON 1 MAR ¢2. 2. LIGHT
CONDITIONS, NIGHT. F. LOCATION OF OBSERVER’ GEOREF POSITION

LIMA GOLF 2995 SEVENTEEN MILZS CUT FROM MANSBACH BEACON.

Ge -IDENTIFYING INFO ON OBSERVER: PILCT SMP PAN AMERICAN

AIRLINES. He WEATHER: CLEAR NIGHT EXCELLENT VISIBILILY

MINDS AT TEN THOUSAND FEET 26% DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS.

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